Craig Carlisle knows firsthand the challenges of leading a church in a revitalization effort. As the pastor of 12th Street Baptist Church, Gadsden, Carlisle led
Explore the Bible Dean, School of Christian Ministries, University of Mobile DO YOUR APPOINTED PART Nehemiah 7:1–8 Readers may recall from the previous lesson that
Bible Studies for Life Assistant to the President for Church Relations, Samford University Ready When Sickness comes to Stay 2 Corinthians 4:16–18; 12:7–10 Paul was
Downtown churches struggling to find their niche in ministry may want to try what First Baptist Church, Chattanooga, Tenn., has done: look and listen. Paying
About 40 years ago a Royal Ambassador (RA) at Siluria Baptist Church, Alabaster, managed to get the coin box out of the Coca-Cola machine on
April 27, 2011, was a turning point for many Alabamians. The storms that rolled through the state that day left behind death and destruction and
Mike Alexander never attended seminary. He had never served as pastor of a church. He said he didn’t even know what a church planter did.
More than a third of American clergy members are obese. Shocking? Historically clergy have been among the healthiest of major professions, with only teachers having
